Howard Leight by Honeywell Impact Sport Sound Amplification Electronic Shooting Earmuff

These work well at reducing the sound of the gunshot while still being able to hear the person next to you, I like to use them when teaching people to shoot so they can here my instructions they're comfortable but I have found wearing them for multiple hours can make my ears a little sore, but they're strong sturdy and last I own multiple pairs in different colors.

My last pair lasted me 7 years before I gave them to my nephew. Bought a new set to replace those and so far they feel the same, hoping for another solid 7 years.

I've had these for years and use them all the time. Best ear protection for the money. The only improvement would be adding bluetooth but then they'd cost more as well.

I’m reviewing three range headphones, side-by-side, to help you make an informed decision:- Howard Leight Impact Sports by Honeywell Model R-01526 ($52.92, NRR: 22 db)- Walker’s Razor Slim Model GWP-RSEM ($39.08, NRR: 23 db)- Gloryfire Model M8056T ($26.90, NRR: 25 db)Below, I’ve ordered earmuffs from highest to lowest in my assessment of performance per dimension/characteristic. I’m not advocating for you to buy one over another, just trying to provide info. I’m not sponsored to do this, I paid for each of these three products myself out of pocket.--------------------------------------------------COMFORT#1: Walkers: Deep cups with thick pads, does not press down on eye pro (safety glasses), comfortable after 20+ minutes. On the other hand, there is a high level of resistance when opening, putting on, and adjusting.#2: Gloryfire: Has thick pads, but is uncomfortable for the first few minutes because the headband pulls down onto your head. If you adjust to have more room, the cups just slide down you ears. You get used to it quickly though and you stop noticing it within a few minutes. Easy to open and adjust.#3: Howard Leights: Thin pads, difficult to get them to sit right over your ear and eye pro with no air leakage. Either they lift off the bottom of your ear, or you have to make the band so high it doesn’t actually rest on your head/hat. Uncomfortable on the ear as soon as you put them on, but doesn’t hurt the top of your head. Your ear contacts the felt inside the earmuff, which explains why they have “hygiene kits” to replace them. Otherwise, easy to open and adjust.--------------------------------------------------DAMPENING#1: Howard Leights: When volume is off, they have great decibel reduction. When sound is on, they immediately cut to a safe level when you are shooting.#2: Walkers: When volume is off, they have ok (but not great) decibel reduction. When sound is on, they immediately cut to a safe level when you are shooting.#3: Gloryfire: When volume is off, they have great decibel reduction, but when sound is on, they are not that good — you can hear the start of a blast before dampening kicks in and to my ears at least, they don’t seem to dampen as much.--------------------------------------------------AUDIO QUALITY WHEN ONbegrudgingly, #1: Howard Leights: Extremely good fidelity of sound. There is some lag when you turn them on or adjust the volume, but the audio is very good. Input microphones are covered in a felt that protrudes past the plane of the earpiece, could get snagged and will certainly collect dust if out in the wild.#2: Walkers: Sound fidelity is very good, but after a few months, the left headphone cut out completely. Input microphones are covered in a protective metal mesh that sits flush with the plane of the earphone cup, which is a great design.#3: Gloryfire: Fidelity and volume of the sound is not good. Whereas in a quiet room with the other two, you can hear an analog clock ticking in the next room, these barely make out voices. Out of the box, the right ear was noticeably quieter than the left. At higher volumes, I can hear low level static. When playing with music even at full volume for both the media player and the earphones, the sound is relatively quiet (though possibly loud enough for listening to tunes on a range, didn’t actually try that).--------------------------------------------------VOLUME ADJUST AND AUDIO CABLE INPUT#1: Walkers: Volume knob is in an intuitive place and protrudes slightly, so it is easy to find when wearing. Knob is oriented vertically so up means louder (intuitive) and it is very responsive. Input port is also oriented vertically which is convenient. Only drawback is that the input port has a rubber plug that falls out and yet is very difficult to get back into the hole.#2: Gloryfire: Volume knob is in an intuitive place but does not protrude, so there is a little fumbling at first until you get used to where it is. Adjustments are fairly responsive. The input port is located on the edge and is easy to find, plus it has a kind of collar which makes it easy to plug into without taking them off.#3: Howard Leights: Unlike the other two, the volume knob is oriented perpendicularly, so adjustments require left-right turning which is not intuitive. Because the knob is located at the edge of the phone, it’s easy to find. As previously said, there is a a lag when adjusting the sound. The input port is also located on the edge and is pretty easy to find when wearing. Picks up electromagnetic static from a phone when plugged in, which is annoying.--------------------------------------------------COMPACTNESS FOR STORAGE#1: Howard Leights: Collapses easily into a nice, tight form.#2: Gloryfire: Collapses easily into a tight form, but are slightly bulkier than Howard Leights.a distant #3: Walkers: When collapsing, one or both cups do not slide in and you have to fiddle with it to get it collapsed. Pads only make contact at the top, compressing the pads unevenly when not in use.--------------------------------------------------DESIGN AND APPEARANCE#1: Walkers: Sleek, angled design with no curved lines or bulk. Very modern. Wires protrude vertically from the battery cover so replacing batteries doesn’t make you worry about clipping the wire.#2: tie: Howard Leights and Gloryfire have nearly identical lines, and are in my opinion kind of ugly. The wires both protrude out from a corner of the phone and get in the way of the battery cover when changing out batteries.--------------------------------------------------One last thing to note: Gloryfire states in big, bold letters “US Brand Quality” but they are manufactured in China, just designed in the US. Seems intentionally misleading.For me, I am returning the Gloryfires because the sound in the left ear is quiet, my Walkers crapped out after a few months, and the Impacts are what several of the ROs at the range I go to wear — haven’t had them long enough to gauge their reliability.

I bought it for shooting practice. Big brands should be easy to use.

I got them for my father as a gift, he loves um!

Working in law enforcement has reinforced the notion that quality hearing protection is essential. Now you could go spend your hard earned money on $300+ premium military contractor earpro (ear protection), or you could devote all that extra cash to range day brass. I run these earpro in my duty gear as well as when I go to the range on my personal time. The speakers enhance the noises around you and I can say that I can hear quieter noises better with these. The speakers seem to have directional microphones so you be specially aware and tell exactly where around you the sound is coming from (not sure why it's not advertised as having such feature). I reccomend these to everyone and I bought the gel earpad replacements for a more comfortable fit as I wear these earpro prescription glasses. I reccomend these to all my buddies/coworkers who are looking for a quality pair. AAA batteries are included.

Earmuffs are affordable and comfortable. So nice to be able to have conversations in between shooting at the range. Love the ability to control volume of voices.